Director: Kalim Armstrong

Producer: Amy Dempsey

Producer: Nicholas Weissman

Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

Photographers:

James Ryang

Eric Thayer

Ramsay De Give

Gary He

Client: Levi's

Director: Lily Henderson

Creative Director: Kalim Armstrong

Producer: Amy Dempsey

Producer: Nicholas Weissman

Director of Photography: Ed David

Photographer: James Ryang

Client: Hewlett Packard

Director of Photography: Kalim Armstrong 

Client: Le Guanahani

Agency: Pentagram

Director: Kalim Armstrong
Producer: Nicholas Weissman

Client: Time Inc Studios

This four part web series follows the up and coming songwriter and solo recording artist Sevyn Streeter as she journeys to her first ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans to perform on the Ford Superlounge stage. 

This inspirational portrait of a rising talent offers insight into Sevyn’s creative process, influences, and the role her supportive family has played in her career. A intimate interview with Sevyn provides a narrative thread throughout the series that explores Sevyn’s childhood and an influential performance at the Apollo Theater at ten years old. This dynamic series follows Sevyn as she prepares for ESSENCE Festival in dance rehearsals in Los Angeles, a recording session in NYC and a live performance in Dallas for her fans. The series culminates in New Orleans with Sevyn’s first ESSENCE Festival performance that happens to coincide with Sevyn’s birthday. 

Through observational cinematic footage, intimate interviews, and exclusive behind the scenes access - Road to ESSENCE is a celebration of an iconic music festival through the lens of one of the nations hottest artists, soon be a household name. 

Client: The New York Times
Director: Kalim Armstrong

Writer, actress and Rookie editor in chief Tavi Gevinson talks coming of age, Kanye and her dream interview subject.

Client: The New York Times

Director: Kalim Armstrong

Producer: Nicholas Weissman

Client: TIME Magazine
Producer: Nicholas Weissman, Jeremy Levine

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Looting, chanting, tear gas, rubber bullets - these are the images from Ferguson, Mo. entering American homes. But some protesters are armed with little more than chalk and paper signs, hoping simply to create a simple memorial for Michael Brown, the teenager killed by a police officer in the St Louis suburb.

Director: Nicholas Weissman

Director of Photography: Andrey Alistratov

Producer: Hazuki Aikawa

Producer: Kalim Armstrong

Client: T Magazine

Client: Intel
Agency: VICE
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Producer: Nicholas Weissman

"Make It Wearable" Challenge

Make History by submitting your idea about the future of wearables to Intel's Make It Wearable Challenge. Your futuristic ideas have the potential to shift universal perspective and improve the world in a meaningful way. To enter, submit a 1-minute YouTube video describing your wearable technology idea or vision at http://makeit.intel.com for the chance to win $5,000. 

Client: Converse

Photographers: 

Kalim Armstrong 

Nicholas Weissman 

Today’s basic, modern tailoring merges with sportswear in cool and collected looks of luxury. Known for their effortlessly polished and casual designs, the Converse Jack Purcell collection releases Jack Purcell Salt Wash Stripes, Jack Purcell Tortoise, and Jack Purcell Shibori, an updated version of their classic pieces; introducing sophisticated versatility for work and play.

Taking a cue from the timeless Jack Purcell sneaker, the polished blazers, pique polos and relaxed essentials include subtle, unique details of charm and wit. Crossing from the court to the gentlemen’s lounge, these are curated pieces for a well-loved wardrobe.

Client: The New Yorker
Director/Producer: Nicholas Weissman

Making Money: The Diamond Cutter

In New York City’s diamond district, behind the glistening jewelry markets and through a maze of narrow corridors, sits a ninety-two-year-old diamond cutter named Max Fuchs. He works quietly at a cutting bench cluttered with blocky metal tools, his hands worn from years of shaping rough stones into modern cuts. As the diamond industry moves abroad for lower-cost labor, Fuchs believes he is among the oldest in an ever-shrinking field of New York diamond cutters. 

Client: Beck's / Anheuser Busch
Agency: Protein / Heist
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes
Editor: Clayton Worfolk

A film that profiles six innovative artists around America - The Date Farmers, Kid Cudi, Willis Earl Beal, William Hundley, and the TM Sisters - who created limited edition art label's for Beck's Beer. Beckʼs featured their artworks on 13.2 million labels creating the worldʼs largest stage for artists.

Client: New York Times | T Magazine
Director: Kalim Armstrong

A punk rocker, a hip-hop producer, a dream-pop frontman and a psychedelic singer-songwriter. Four musicians with distinct voices ­— and coifs — give new meaning to the term ‘hair bands.' for T Magazine's Men's Fashion Issue.

Cinematographer: Kalim Armstrong 
Colorist: Andrey Alistratov
Sound Design: Kate Bilinski
Interviewer: Jeff Oloizia
Still Photographer: Marton Perlaki

Client: Audible.Com - Amazon
Photographer: Nicholas Weissman 

With the goal of creating a diverse branding photography collection, we set out to capture the nostalgia of listening on a variety of different devices in an array of real-life situations. Through documentary style imagery with 40 models in three countries we strove to create the face behind a multinational brand. 

Client: Nike
Agency: AKQA / RGA / Heist
Camera: Kalim Armstrong / Austin Rhodes

A compilation of Nike Running projects featuring content from the Nike Fuelband product launch, Nike+ Training, and Nike Gyakusou Undercover. 

Client: Hollander and Lexer
Photographer: Nicholas Weissman 

Hollander and Lexer has long been known as one of the premiere boutique clothing brands in Brooklyn. With two stores in NYC, Hollander serves the worldly and masculine clientele with dark, organic colors that frame the face and subtly accentuate the surroundings. Capturing the color and starkness of the coming fall, we laid a complimentary backdrop the the beautiful clothing.

Client: Nike
Photography:
Kalim Armstrong, Nick Weissman

- USMNT vs. JAM World Cup Qualifier
- SF Nike Women's Marathon
- Fishing with Clint Dempsey
- Nike+ Fuelband SE Launch NYC

Client: Intel
Agency: Time Inc Studios
Director: Paul La Blanc
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

The Smarter Life
Mark Verstegen, Founder of Athletes Performance, explains how he incorporates Intel technology to track the progress and future trajectory of his top-level athletes.

Client: Brooklyn Film Festival
Director: Corey Wascinski
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

Client: T Magazine for the New York Times
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Multimedia Feature

The story of J. Mendel is a fashion fairytale, starting among the aristocracy of St. Petersburg, occupying a central position in Parisian culture for much of the 20th century and continuing today with a new generation, led by Gilles Mendel, that is creating the most elegant of designs for the swans of New York.

T Magazine traces the storied history of the house of J. Mendel from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York City, and reveals the process by which some of its finest new pieces were made.

Client: Grey Goose
Agency: Heist / Protein
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes

A series of four films featuring chefs, DJ's, and tastemakers celebrating summer across America by throwing a party with Grey Goose Punch.

Client: IAVA - Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America
Director: Ken Yagoda
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

Client: Beck's
Agency: Protein / Heist
Photographer: Kalim Armstrong

A photography campaign to promote the 2013 Beck's Live Beyond Label film.
 

Client: FeverFew
Photographer: Nicholas Weissman 

The Feverfew is a band based in Brooklyn, NY, known for their challenging lyrics, complex harmonies, and stark acoustic sound. The band has been compared to Red House Painters, Cat Power, and Mazzy Star. Bethany Walk-Spiers, formerly of the bands Sleep Station and Morgan Storm, formed The Feverfew in 2003, mainly as a vehicle for her new solo material. Officially, the band consisted of Spiers and Jonathon Linaberry, but several other musicians contributed to the band's first album, 2004'sApparitions, released by Eyeball Records.

Client: Beck's
Agency: Protein / Heist
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes

We created six short films for Beck's "Live Beyond Labels" campaign. The beer brand reached out to prominent musicians and artists to design a limited-editon bottle. Created to encourage creativity and individuality, the films profile M.I.A., Aeroxyn-Lex, Bert Rodriguez, Freegums, Geoff McFetridge and Willy Chyr and received over five million impressions. 

Client: The Sailing Collective
Photographer: Kalim Armstrong

A photo essay from Croatia feared on The Sailing Collective

Client: Sports Illustrated
Executive Producer: Jon Werthheim
Producer: Collin Orcutt
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman 

In 2004, Mike Danton, a center for the St. Louis Blues, was convicted for attempted 'murder-for-hire.' Now, almost seven years later, he's on a path to redemption. 

Client: Nike
Agency: AKQA / Heist
Director: Roger Scott
Producer: Amy Dempsey
Camera: Kalim Armstrong / Austin Rhodes / Quyen Tran

A digital component to a Nike+ Training campaign featuring elite athletes Lebron James, Raphael Nadal, Shawn Johnson, and others.

Client: Kohler
Agency: Time Inc
Photographer: Nicholas Weissman 

The Art of Inspiration

As a gesture to the craftsmanship of Kohlers luxury line of kitchen and bath fixtures, Time Inc Content Solution partnered to create and document 5 artists as they create their own interpretations of the products in a series entitled "The Art of Inspiration." 

Client: Qardio
Writer & Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes
Editor: Gil Seltzer
Colorist: Chris Ramey

A commercial to launch Qardio's innovative heart rate monitor that syncs with the iPhone.

Client: Nike 
Agency: Heist
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Camera: Kalim Armstrong / Lauren Keegan

NYC's OG run crew the NYC Bridgerunners hit the streets at midnight to ring in the New Year and #MAKEITCOUNT

Agency: Story Worldwide / Heist
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Client: VisitDenmark

Webby Award 2012

Client: Microsoft
Agency: Time Inc Studios
Director: Paul La Blanc
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

For Microsofts "Make Education Great" campaign, Time Inc Studios produced a series of video packages highlighting programs that are making a difference in their respective community with the goal of inspiring similar programs to join a competition with an oppurtunity to win a $25,000 prize.  

Client: Beck's
Agency: Protein / Heist
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes

We created six short films for Beck's "Live Beyond Labels" campaign. The beer brand reached out to prominent musicians and artists to design a limited-editon bottle. Created to encourage creativity and individuality, the films profile M.I.A., Aeroxyn-Lex, Bert Rodriguez, Freegums, Geoff McFetridge and Willy Chyr and received over five million impressions. 

Director/Producer: Nicholas Weissman
Director of Photography: Corey Wascinski

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Located in the shadow of CitiField, the junkyard community of Willets Point, aka The Iron Triangle, stands its ground against eminent domain and planned redevelopment. 

Though the area is being declared a blight, taxpaying business owners argue that the city has created the situation by refusing to provide sewers, street repair, and proper waste disposal over the years. 

The main advocate for the workers of Willets Point is a native 76 year old resident who refuses to leave.

Client: Sprint
Agency: Time Inc Studios
Director: Paul La Blanc
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

Client: Grey Goose
Agency: Heist / Protein
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes

A series of four films featuring chefs, DJ's, and tastemakers celebrating summer across America by throwing a party with Grey Goose Punch.

Director: Rob Hoffman
Director of Photography: Nicholas Weissman

Client: Beck's
Agency: Protein / Heist
Director: Kalim Armstrong
Director of Photography: Austin Rhodes

We created six short films for Beck's "Live Beyond Labels" campaign. The beer brand reached out to prominent musicians and artists to design a limited-editon bottle. Created to encourage creativity and individuality, the films profile M.I.A., Aeroxyn-Lex, Bert Rodriguez, Freegums, Geoff McFetridge and Willy Chyr and received over five million impressions. 

Client: Vitamin Water
Agency: Heist
Camera: Kalim Armstrong / Austin Rhodes

A series of short's for Vitamin Water's 'Games only better' campaign.

Client: Nike
Agency: Heist
Camera: Kalim Armstrong, Austin Rhodes, Ben Peyser, Clayton Norfolk

The apex of high school football talent from across America train with NFL pro's on the Nike campus.

Client: T Magazine for the NY Times
Director: Kalim Armstorng

T Magazine | Gaetano Pesce
The 74-year-old Italian design legend discusses his highly personal career retrospective at the inaugural Collective.1 Design Fair in New York.